Jean-Yves Roy | |
Parliament3: | Canadian |
Riding3: | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
Term Start3: | November 27, 2000 |
Term End3: | October 22, 2010 |
Predecessor3: | René Canuel |
Successor3: | Jean-François Fortin (2011) |
Birth Date: | 21 July 1949 |
Birth Place: | Saint-Charles-Garnier, Quebec, Canada |
Party: | Bloc Québécois |
Residence: | Pointe-au-Père, Quebec, Canada |
Profession: | Teacher |
Jean-Yves Roy (born July 21, 1949) is a retired Canadian politician. He was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada from the 2000 election until his resignation in 2010.
Born in Saint-Charles-Garnier, Quebec, Roy represented the districts of Matapédia—Matane until 2006 and then Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia for the following four years. Prior to being elected he was a teacher. He is the Bloc's Fisheries and Oceans critic. He was a city councillor in Pointe-au-Père, Quebec in 1981, and he was mayor from 1982 to 1986.
Roy resigned from the House effective October 22, 2010 after having been largely absent from the House of Commons.[1] He had been asked by Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe to make a decision as to his future due to his prolonged absences and announced in September that he would wait until after the Commons voted on a private members bill to abolish the long gun registry to resign so that he could vote for the registry's retention.[2]